Primghar, Iowa– A cigarette gets the blame for a Primghar Fire Department fire call on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, near Primghar.
According to Primghar Fire Chief Gary Lansink, at about 1:40 p.m., the Primghar Fire Department was called to the report of a field fire about a half mile south of 430th Street and Silver Avenue, four miles south of Primghar on Highway 59.
The chief says the fire department saw smoke in the air as they approached the scene. He says when they arrived there was already a tractor and disk there attempting to stop the fire by disking fire breaks. He says they helped where they could.
Lansink says no injuries were reported.
He says the cause of the fire appeared to be a carelessly discarded cigarette butt.
Chief Lansink reports that only about two acres of cornstalks burned and no standing crop.
He says the firefighters who responded were on the scene for about 45 minutes.
